Effective 2011/2012 school year, all students need the following:

4 doses of tetanus* (1 dose on or after the 4th birthday)

4 doses of diphtheria* (1 dose on or after the 4th birthday)

3 doses of polio

2 doses of measles**

2 doses of mumps**

1 dose of rubella (German measles)**

3 doses of hepatitis B

2 doses of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine or history of disease

*Usually given as DTP or DTaP or DT or Td

**Usually given as MMR

In addition, starting in 2011/2012, students attending 7th grade need the following:

1 dose of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) (if 5 years has elapsed since last tetanus immunization)

1 dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV)

Medical documentation of at least 1 dose of each immunization is required before children are permitted to attend school on a provisional status. This status requires a provisional contract to be completed and on file with the school nurse. In order to maintain this status, it is required that the remaining immunizations be obtained in as timely a manner as possible to avoid exclusion from school attendance.

These requirements allow for medical reasons and religious beliefs. If your child is exempt from immunizations, he/she may be removed from school during an outbreak.

Pennsylvania’s school immunization requirements can be found in 28 PA.CODE CH.23 (School Immunization)

Contact your health care provider or 1-877 PA HEALTH for more information

Please see below to download a PDF document regarding the 2011-2012 immunization requirements.

Attachments:

Proposed Immunization Requirements 2011-2012

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